Sentences with phrase «rural counties as»

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In his book released Monday, «Our 50 - State Border Crisis: How the Mexican Border Fuels the Drug Epidemic Across America,» Buffett took a nuanced approach to Trump's border wall and examined his personal interaction with drug addicts in the rural Arizona and Illinois counties where he serves as a volunteer sheriff's deputy.

In addition, loans through this program may also be forgiven if borrowers work in a county defined as «rural.»

Saturday night, a rural Mississippi county turned historically deadly as Willie Godbolt, 35, shot and killed eight people in three locations during a shooting spree.

The gap between what people say and do in this rural county is roughly the same as that found in the original study among Catholics in 18 metropolitan dioceses.

As the Confederate flag controversy died down, another controversy was heating up in rural Rowan County, Kentucky.

Mrs. Obama put Burke County in the spotlight as an example of a successful rural school garden.

This infographic shows household participation rates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) in rural areas by county in each state.

So already Democratic district 2 would become more Democratic (and more compact, as it would replace a number of central rural counties with urban Linn towards the east).

It's also worth pointing out a deeper selfishness involved involved in the equation: Democratic states functionally subsidize Republican states, and as I found in my distant days in the Texas Legislature, (relatively) pro-tax urban areas typically subsidize low - tax rural counties (think of Michelle Bachmann's family farm subsidy payments as an example).

The incident started as a fight between Helen Dandrea's ex-boyfriend and her new boyfriend, inside a rural Clackamas County home

Sister Berchmans, a native of County Clare — one of the most westerly spots in Europe — had left rural Ireland as a young nun to go and work in Pakistan.

Crews have started airdropping rabies vaccine baits throughout rural areas of Erie County as part of a broader initiative to reduce rabies in animals along the Eastern Seaboard and along the Canadian Border.

A variety of affordable transit options such as public transit, taxis, car shares, cycling, and safe pedestrian pathways is critical for residents of Erie County to engage in a wide variety of community activities across urban, suburban, and rural settings.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced $ 32.4 million in funding to support public transportation in rural areas such as Greene and Columbia counties.

His words could offer some hope to outfits proposing casino projects in distressed cities and rural areas, such as at Howe Caverns in Schoharie County and at Thruway Exit 27 in Amsterdam.

I fully expect the County Executive will also support this effort as ridesharing brings with it many benefits, including jobs, decreasing DWI rates, and providing transportation to underserved areas, including rural towns.

Rennselaer County — a mix of urban, suburban and rural areas — also backed the amendment as well.

Chris Collins is well known in the most populated parts of the congressional district as former Erie County executive while David Bellavia is from the more rural parts of the district where he's best known as a combat soldier and writer.

Poloncarz added, «As I've said many times, our county is actually like a small state with urban, suburban and rural areas and a population that is equal to that of five states.

By school too as atm wealthy schools in big cities send to get more per pupil than schools like the one where my husband works which is very deprived, but in a rural county.

«This is the exact example I give to people about how every vote counts,» Kellogg said on November 8, noting how she knew of at least three absentee votes — her husband and two daughters — who were likely to end up in her tally, as well as how absentees tend to break for Democrats in Hurley and other rural towns in Ulster County.

The story begins on a Ridge in rural Ulster County, the smell of pine in the air and vultures circling above as a boy fires a BB gun at a girl tied to a tree while another boy watches.

WHEREAS, An emerging interest in local farms and local foods has boosted agriculture's visibility as an economic driver creating new opportunities for farmers in both rural and urban areas of Erie County;

Moreover, regarding Mr. Cuomo, his father's «abject poor of Essex County» speech in San Francisco (to urban Dems who regard Rural Upstate New Yorkers as backward)... was about her constituents.

Hochul debates with former Erie County Executive Chris Collins (R - Clarence) tonight in Buffalo as they battle for the 27th district seat that covers the rural areas between Rochester and Buffalo.

As the representative for some of the most rural parts of Erie County, I know access to reliable, high - speed internet is lacking for many.

Identifying poverty and a race - wide issue, not just affecting inner - city or minority communities, as it was mentioned 62 percent of poverty in Erie County takes place outside the City of Buffalo; with the Rural Outreach Center (ROC) having been established in East Aurora as a central area of assistance; to go along with the Department of Social Services utilizing University at Buffalo student interms to assist those in the community.

In many cases, larger constituency units have come about as a result of a loss of seats — whether it be the loss of a European Parliament seat by the Republic of Ireland or the loss of County Council seats by some (of the more rural) counties — added to the overall increase in seat numbers for City and County Council elections.

Both Casey's and Diehl's maps placed some rural territory into seats that were mostly urban under the 112th Congress, though they differed on leaving Jefferson County intact or, as Diehl wanted, splitting it in three.

The county of about 160,000 residents includes busy riverfront city areas in Troy and Rensselaer as well as large rural stretches.

In a study of how recent Chinese imports affected the U.S. labor force, the researchers found that counties with higher rates of self - employment suffered fewer negative effects, such as reduced job growth, from increased imports than counties with lower self - employment rates, said Stephan Goetz, professor of agricultural and regional economics, Penn State and director of the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development.

«In other words, as we are facing a more uncertain future regarding water resources, rural counties are being left behind,» Arumugam says.

We have clients based within these towns as well as in the more rural areas of this delightful county.

Far Cry 5 digs its teeth into a very controversial subject: religion, its story taking place in a rural area known as Hope County, Montana where a group of religious fanatics have taken over the village.

Set in the fictional location of Hope County, Montana, USA, the plot follows an unknown sherrif's deputy as they attempt to wrest control of the region back from the dangerous cult that has taken over this section of rural America.

The company called Global which is engaged in hydraulic fracturing, known commonly as fracking, has sent two sales agents to a rural area (filmed in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania) to convince the locals to agree to drilling on their land.

But the dire forecasts contrast sharply with the order and enthusiasm that Brown sees as he walks the halls of the state - of - the - art school, which opened this fall in the heart of rural Georgetown County, S.C.

Keeping Kids Cosy will target both rural and urban areas of higher deprivation across the two counties where the latest government statistics show fuel poverty levels as high as 22.9 %, or over one in five house holds.

Officials of the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the sheriff's department of rural Charles County were among those trying to discover why the center portion of the 16 - foot - high bleacher crumpled without warning as the school's junior class assembled for a back - to - school program.

Early Years funding is even more distorted that schools funding with areas like Camden getting 3x as much money per pupil as rural counties like Worcestershire or Solihull.

Bonnie was joined by Bob Cabeza, Executive Director for the YMCA of greater long beach and 26 year youth development professional, as well as Trisha Beverly, veteran classroom teacher and current after school site program coordinator providing enrichment to youth participants and youth tutors in a rural Mendocino County District.

Educational barriers and challenges often vary by region, yet at districts where odds seem disproportionately stacked against student success — such as Jefferson County Schools (JCS) in rural West Virginia — school leaders know that delivering excellence in education requires vision, strategy and, sometimes, complete process overhaul.

Given the growth of national charter school networks, such as the Challenge Foundation — a national group that funds a pair of schools, accounting for nearly 11 percent of the student population, in rural Rutherford County — proponents say it's essential to maintain some local control over charters.

The county education agency, who already provides services for school districts, will interview and select substitute teachers for Prescott USD, Chino Valley USD, Mayer USD, Bagdad USD, Camp Verde USD, Ash Fork JUSD, Seligman USD and several other rural districts, as well as schools within the Verde Valley.

As superintendent of Cross County School District in Cherry Valley, Ark., McClure implemented a school turnaround program focused on the whole child that transformed all the schools in his rural district from School Improvement Status to successful schools that prioritize teaching standards that are relevant to students and have a real - world connection.

As a start - up public charter school sponsored by the SC Public Charter School District, LLCS will serve school - aged children living in rural West Ashley, surrounding communities, and neighboring counties, and as such, have a potential student body reflective of the demographic character of the region thus bringing back the neighborhood school concepAs a start - up public charter school sponsored by the SC Public Charter School District, LLCS will serve school - aged children living in rural West Ashley, surrounding communities, and neighboring counties, and as such, have a potential student body reflective of the demographic character of the region thus bringing back the neighborhood school concepas such, have a potential student body reflective of the demographic character of the region thus bringing back the neighborhood school concept.

Eskelsen García spoke about her experience as an education support professional (ESP) and teacher in Utah where 38 out of 40 counties are considered to be rural.

The four schools that were recognized as Schools to Watch are Barren County Middle School in rural Kentucky, Jefferson Middle School in Champaign, Illinois, Freeport Intermediate School in Freeport, Texas, and Thurgood Marshall Middle School in Chicago, Illinois.

She previously taught 6th grade in Miami - Dade County Public Schools as a Teach for America Corps Member and served as a Fulbright Teaching Assistant in rural Taiwan.

And in rural counties, which often have far worse Internet access than their urban counterparts, schools have been developing ways to improve bandwidth as well as access to devices including iPads and Chromebooks.